SpaceX leads the launch manifest for the first whole week of October with two Falcon 9 missions. Both of these missions will launch satellites into SpaceX’s internet constellation, Starlink. Meanwhile, Blue Origin joined the launch schedule by launching six people to suborbital space on its New Shepard vehicle, and Orienspace launched for the second time using its Yinli-1 rocket.
Kuiper
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SpaceX is scheduled to launch up to three times this week, with each mission planned…
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ChineseCommercialInternationalOtherSpaceX
Launch Roundup: Kuiper, Starlink, IMAP headline launch manifest
A busy slate of launches was planned for the last full week of September, including…
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Launch Roundup: Electron launches and Falcon 9 delivers more Kuiper Satellites to orbit
by John SharpThree rockets launched this week, despite stormy weather causing scrubs and delays. SpaceX succeeded in…
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ChineseInternationalSpaceX
Launch Roundup: Chinese cargo resupply mission, Falcon 9 launches Kuiper satellites
by Martin SmithThis week features several missions scheduled to launch from sites all around the world. China…
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The Space Traffic Report: Starlink, ISS docking, and upcoming Falcon 9 & Kuiper launches
This past week marked a relatively quiet period for orbital launches, but there was still…
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ULA set to ramp up Vulcan launches and national security missions with USSF-106
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is starting launch processing for its long-awaited national security launch debut…
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ChineseCommercialInternationalISSSpaceX
Launch Roundup: ULA scrubs launch of Kuiper satellites, NASA postpones launch of Axiom crew to ISS
by Martin SmithBoth SpaceX and NASA have postponed this week’s planned launch of Axiom Space’s fourth private…
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Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband communications mega-constellation, a future competitor to SpaceX’s Starlink service, has launched…
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Blue OriginCommercialOtherSpaceX
Launch Roundup: Falcon 9 launches three missions; New Shepard completes NS-31
by Aaron McCreaDuring this active week of launches, SpaceX launched Falcon 9 three times, and New Shepard…
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SpaceX’s Starlink satellites have rapidly changed what was once believed to be impossible regarding satellite…
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CommercialEuropeanSpaceXUncrewed
Launch Roundup: Project Kuiper Protoflight and Galactic 04 highlight this week
United Launch Alliance (ULA) flew only its second Atlas V of 2023, as Amazon’s subsidiary…
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As megaconstellations grow, scientists become concerned with their impacts on astronomy
by Ian AtkinsonSince their initial launch in 2019, SpaceX’s Starlink internet satellites have become infamous for photobombing…
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Blue OriginCommercialEuropeanUncrewed
Arianespace, ULA, Blue Origin discuss executing ambitious Kuiper constellation missions for Amazon
Amazon’s announcement of three launch contracts totaling 83 flights split across Ariane 6, Vulcan, and…